Ancient India part two

Which of the following is a series of ancient texts that describes the search for Brahman?

• Eightfold Path

• Four Noble Truths

• Upanishads

• Vedas

The belief that people pass through many lives is called ______________.

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana

• reincarnation

According to ______________, people's status in life is not an accident but is based on what they did in past lives.

• karma

• reincarnation

• Vedas

• Upanishads

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Judaism

Which of the following is a teaching of the Buddha?

• Prophets share God's word.

• There are many gods and goddesses.

• Your status in life is based on what was done in past lives.

• People suffer in life because they care about the wrong things.

"Life is full of suffering" is one of the___________________.

• Four Noble Truths

• Ten Commandments

• Upanishads

• Vedic teachings

Followers of Mahayana Buddhism believe that ________________.

• all enlightened people will enter heaven

• people will only get to heaven by first reaching nirvana

• the Eightfold Path is too difficult for most people to follow

• the Buddha was a great teacher

One of the beliefs of Jainism is _________________.

• Brahman is the one universal spirit

• all life is sacred

• Buddha is a teacher, not a god

• life is full of suffering

In Jainism, ahimsa means ____________.

• life is full of suffering

• the rebirth of the soul

• a feeling of perfect happiness

• to practice nonviolence toward all living things

The dry highlands found in central India are known as the __________.

• Eastern Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Ganges Plain

• Himalaya Mountains